Vinyl Express Qe60, User Manual

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3.3 Setting the Cutter-Pen Conditions
Before starting cutting, set the TOOL (cutter blade or pen), cutter-blade length, OFFSET, FORCE, SPEED,
and QUALITY settings to ensure the optimal cutting conditions.
(1) TOOL (cutter blade or pen): Set to suit the material to be cut.
(2) Cutter-blade length: Adjust the blade length by referring to the media thickness table below.
For details on adjusting the blade length, see “2.4 Adjusting and
Mounting the Cutter Pen.”
(3) OFFSET: Set to suit the cutter blade being used.
(4) FORCE: Set the FORCE by referring to the table below.
(5) SPEED: Set the SPEED by referring to the table below.
(6) QUALITY: Set the QUALITY by referring to the table below.
When the TOOL (cutter blade or pen) has been selected from among “09U,” “15U,” and “15B,” the OFF-
SET is automatically adjusted by ±5 with respect to the default cutter offset value for that blade type. Select
the PEN setting for plotting using a pen. When the PEN setting is selected, no OFFSET setting is required.
Optimal Cutting Conditions for Each Media Type
Media type Thickness (mm) Blade used FORCE SPEED QUALITY
Film for outdoor use 0.05 to 0.08 CB09UA 10 to 14 30 or less 2
CB15UB (for small-letter cutting) 10 to 14 20 or less 1
Film for decorative use 0.08 to 0.1 CB09UA 14 to 17 30 or less 2
Transparent or
semi-transparent film 0.08 to 0.1 CB09UA 14 to 20 30 or less 2
Reflective film 0.08 to 0.1 CB09UA 14 to 20 30 or less 2
Fluorescent film 0.20 to 0.25 CB09UA, CB15U 20 to 21 20 or less 1
Blade Part Nos., Displayed Blade Types, and Displayed CUTTER OFFSET Values
Blade material Part No.
LCD display indication
Specifiable range Initial CUTTER OFFSET
Blade type Default
Supersteel blades CB09UA 09U 0 ±5 18
CB15U 15U 0 ±5 28
CB15UB 15B 0 ±5 5
Pens Pen — — 0
Reference Pen Conditions for Plotting Pens
Pen type FORCE SPEED QUALITY
Water-based fiber-tip pen 10 to 12 30 2